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B. M. W. HANSON. ANTIFRICTION BEARING. APPLLCATION FILED Nth 1.2T, l9i8.

Pafiented June 2 1919.

4 V I b BENG'T M. w. HANSON, or

. 1-i'30L-l93 v i v i Application filed November thefparts of which may be readily, quickly and' easily assembled, and which of such constructum as to .insure proper action. 15 'lheldevice can be used in a great many (lifon. connections. "In tlie'drawiugs' accompanying and formingjpa tijof'the present. specificatioi i, I have represented a form of embodiment of the aition which-to enable those skilled in e. rt tofvpractice the same will if set forth fully in the following description. Obviously am not restricted to th is disclosu rel. l 'm ay'depart therefrom in several respects within thescope of the invention defined by the c lainis following said description. lteferringjto said drawings,

i'lfigure 1 is a cross section of a bearing involving tlie'inventimi. p is an elevation of'a stop-ring.

.. .7 "Figl' 3-is a Sectional detail on an enlarged 4} showing bydotted lines the way of nonnting'the stop-ring.

"Lil i characters refer to like parts in the several views of the drawings. I i The bearing C(Hillfl'lbtfi in its makeup suitable rac e members which may within limits, v'iir 'v the inner race member 2 and the outer race,member: 3 answering my. requirements. ()ne' is generally rotary or revolnble at least, with respect to the other which is on diuarily but not "essentially fixed. -In the present case the iimerraoe member is rotary being lixed for example. upon a shaft or 5 spindle. The outer race member is fixed therefore in the bearing for said shaft of whatever character the same may be. The front. lateral surfaces of the. two race members 2 and.3 are practically in the same plane although the'rear side surface of the race member 2 is slightly back of the corresponding surface of the member 3. These points. however. are not ordinarily of vital importance.

In the race member 2 is an annular or circumferential channel or groove 4 trans .ff URIT-ED ,"STATES \lv aml: uset'ul I1nprovements in Antitric PATENT HARTFORD, com:nc'rrcezi.

ANTIFRICTION-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 24, 191 9;

27, 191a Serial no; 264332;.

versely curved to receive anti-friction rollers which as shown are in the form of balls or spheres 5. These rollers or balls oare set as shown in openings as 6 in the spacer 7,- customarily made in the form ofa ringer band. There may be any desirable number of these balls. The openings 6 which receive the balls, have their walls splierieah'flie 'na'r row sides ot' said openings being 'iie xti the race member 2; The balls arein the present case, extended through the spherieal open ings (3 from the. outer sides of said-openings! and as will be clear cannot,.;fb e, pi'oj'et'tetl through the latter externallyihutjthei are free to run in thera'ce; channelor groove As a matter of fact this spaceror ring' 7 with its set of balls is .not'u'ncoi'nnion in certain forms of anti-friction bearings; t

The inner side oftherace membeI B has two portions 8 and 9 of'difl'rent diameters connected by a surface 10"whi'ch'-is upon a transverse curve or a re uniting the po'rtionlot less diameter 8 withth'e portion offgreat diameter or radius 9. "The eonne ct-ing isu face 10 receives the balls 5. =Ti'i'x iew of t'he construction to which'l have referred, it; will be clearthat theballs 556m evolve in; their openings in the ring 7 andithat this ring with its group of ba llsc an tlien' be fit: ted around the race'mernber '2' sQthat the balls will find a seat in the annular channel". or race 4. I v l slipped over the spacer'or ring 7 and the group oi" balls thereiny aml a.lso "the race. member 2, so as to cansethe balls 5 to bear; againstthe curved connecting surface'lltll I also provide'means of: an effective na' ture for preventing the parts from separatin; or for positively maintaiiiingtheir. assembled relation so as. to presntinjfl'ect' in unit. .The means for accomplishing tliisfr elg sult may vary although desirably including. a. stop member, and the ring 11 which may be of soft steel answers my requirements in this respect. This ring like the other parts may vary somewhat. Preferably, however, it is circular and of one piece, an advantage as a matter of fact following this particular condition. The outer race member 3 as shown has an abutment as 12 for said stop ring. The abutment may-obviously within limits vary. but desirably it is presented by the inner face of an annular head 13 in the inner front side as shown. oi the race member 3. fact in theprescnt instance, is integral with lhe race member '3' can thenflbe This annular head 13 as a matter of i .the stop ring 11 in the following proce ure ma be adopted: The stop ring 11 is introduce into the openthe race member 3 and it terminates at the front thereof. I should note atthis point that the external diameter of the ring 11 is greater thanthe maximum inner diameter of. the annular 13, the latter obviously being situatedupon the greater diametrical )OI'ilOIl 9 of the race member 3. It will also be observed that the inner surface 14 of this annularbead is as u on a taper the taper being outward] T is is'to say the inner surface 14 of t is bead diverges outwardly.

. It will be assumed 'that the parts with the exception of the sto ring 11, are in assembled relation or on t 1e= condition previously set forth and that it is desired to mount osition. In this case ing of the race member .3 from the la rge r end thereof and is then-forced into place, its peripheral portion traversing the surface 13 during this action. The consequence 'of this is that the ring is somewhat contracted, the amount being comparatively small. The drive is continued until the, ring 11 leaves the bead and when it does do so it can spring or expand back of the bead and its outer'side engage the shoulder or stop surface 12. The ring 11 although held in place in a substantial and secure manner, is

in no sense permanently fitted in place because under proper conditions it can be removed but force will be requisite to accomplish this result. When it is 'in' operative position it presents an effective barrier to prevent the spacer or cage 7 and its balls being accidentally displaced.

When the bearing is in action there is no strain upon the stop ring 11 or practically ticular, time it is not necessary that; it .should receii'e any thrusts, it beingfprimarily in-v tended merel to hold the spacer and its balls in position when the bearing is a unit. Insome respects the invention involves certain broad relations; I might note while the s ao'er 7 is an eflieient device its use is not abso utely essential in all cases.

I might call attention to the fact that the stop ring ll'islnot only of one piece but that it ls uninterrupted or non-split, the

same stater'nntapplying in the present case,

As a matter offact at this par-- to the bead 13 and its stop surface Obviously this is the character of stop ring which I prefer to employ but there may be' instances where I can use one of a different form.

What I claim is: '1. An anti-friction bearing comprising inner and outer race members, a series of rollers between the race members, the -outer race member having an annular bead provided with a shoulder and an uninterrupted annular one-piece member driven in place past said bead and abutting against the shoulder thereof.

2. An anti-friction bearing comprising inner and outer race members, a series of rollers between the race members, the outer race member having an annular bead provided with a shoulder,,and an uninterrupted one-piece ring driven in place past said bead ,ternal diameter of the ring being greater than'thc minimum internal diameter of the bead.

4. An anti-friction bearing comprising inner and outer race members, the outer race member having an internal integral bead and provided with a shoulder, a series of rollers between the race members, and an uninterrupted one-piece ring driven into place along said head and abutting against the shoulder on .the inner side thereof, the external diameter of they ring being greater than the minimum internal diameter of the bead.

{In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENGT M. W. HANSON. Witnesses:

HEA'I'II SUTIIERLAND, Fnnnmuon C. ALLEN. 

